Arizona
Decision coming on valuable baseball card of D-backs’ Druw Jones
Here’s the deal, all detailed by The Athletic’s Nando Di Fino, Zach Buchanan and Bill Shea.
Arizona Diamondbacks prospect Druw Jones has a baseball card with his autograph on it. Only one exists. It is essentially a souped-up version of a rookie card. The Athletic describes it as “the crown jewel” from the entire 2023 Bowman Baseball lineup of baseball cards from Topps.
A memorabilia dealer offered a quarter of a million dollars to someone if they pulled it within 30 days of its release on April 26.
And guess what, someone did.
🚨UPDATE 🚨
The 1/1 Druw Jones Superfractor Auto was pulled by The Siler’s, owner of Best of Ohio Sports Cards in Tipp City! pic.twitter.com/rdsJvF3UX8
— Dave & Adam’s (@dacardworld) May 23, 2023
But there’s a catch: Dave and Adam’s Card World, the memorabilia dealers in question, will buy it for $1 million if Jones, the No. 2 pick in the 2022 MLB Draft, is a Hall of Famer as a position player.
Best of Ohio Sports Cards is who pulled it, and they said on Instagram they are deciding what to do with the card right now. The card collectors, however, said they will not be considering the $1 million option.
Di Fino notes the card alone is already worth close to $100,000 before the “bounty” from the dealers. Who knows what it could be worth in the future. Kids pulling Charizard Pokemon cards 25 years ago certainly didn’t. Best of Ohio Sports Cards spoke like one of their options could be just holding onto it for now.
To their point in the video, it would be quite the wait on quadrupling the money 20-25 years from now when Jones would be eligible to get voted in. And even then, there’s inflation to consider in the whole risk vs. reward breakdown as well.
It seems crazy to do, at least, because Jones has barely gotten started even in the minors. Buchanan points out Jones has played 10 professional games at the Single A level and that’s it. Not a ton to go off for a Hall of Fame bid.
Best of Ohio Sports Cards, though, said the decision is not because they doubt Jones’ ability. Jones commented on the Instagram post and the collectors said they have spoke with him about it as well.
It’s Game Day!
The Arizona Wildcats play hit the road for the first time in the Big 12, taking on the 16th-ranked Cincinnati Bearcats. The UA is 4-0 all-time against Cincinnati.
Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online:
Arizona-Cincinnati game time, details:
- Date: Saturday, Jan. 4, 2024
- Time: 12:30 p.m. MT
- Location: Fifth Third Arena; Cincinnati, Ohio
- Line: According to FanDuel Sportsbook, Arizona is a 2.5-point underdog and the over/under is 146.5. KenPom.com gives the UA a 38 percent chance of winning.
How can I watch Arizona-Cincinnati?
Arizona-Cincinnati will be shown on ESPN2. Rich Hollenberg (play-by-play) and Fran Fraschilla (analyst) will be calling the game.
How can I stream Arizona-Cincinnati online?
The stream of Arizona-Cincinnati can be streamed at ESPN.com.
How can I listen to Arizona-Cincinnati on the radio?
You can listen to Arizona-Cincinnati on Wildcats Sports Radio 1290 AM.
How can I follow Arizona-Cincinnati?
By following us on Twitter (X) at @AZDesertSwarm and our editor Brian Pedersen (@realBJP).
Arizona-TCU pregame coverage:
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Arizona District 3 Congresswoman elect Yassamin Ansari talks victory
Congresswoman elect Yassamin Ansari gives victory speech on Nov. 5, 2024, after being elected to represent Arizona’s 3rd district in Congress.
Arizona’s two newest U.S. House members are set to get sworn into their posts as the 119th Congress gets underway.
Republican Abe Hamadeh, a lawyer, and Democrat Yassamin Ansari, a former Phoenix vice mayor, are expected to take their oaths of office on Friday, shortly after the House resumes session.
Hamadeh will replace Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz., who is retiring from Congress to serve on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors.
He will represent Arizona’s 8th Congressional District, an overwhelmingly Republican area that covers parts of Maricopa and Yavapai counties, including Glendale, Peoria, Sun City West and New River.
Propelled by an endorsement from President-elect Donald Trump, Hamadeh defeated a crowded field of other Republicans in Arizona’s July 30 primary election and sailed to an easy victory in the Nov. 5 general election.
Hamadeh, a self-described “America First warrior,” largely echoed Trump’s positions on the campaign trail. He will serve on the House Veterans Affairs Committee and the Armed Services Committee.
Ansari will represent Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District, a stretch of Maricopa County that includes parts of Phoenix and Glendale. She is replacing Democrat Ruben Gallego, who has swapped his House seat for a U.S. Senate seat. Her House committee assignments have not been announced.
During the primary election, Ansari hewed closer to the political center than her opponent, former state Sen. Raquel Terán of Phoenix. Ansari ran on a progressive platform but staked out more centrist turf on issues like policing and U.S. foreign policy toward Israel.
She beat out Terán by just 39 votes, and, like Hamadeh, won her November election in a landslide.
Ansari plans to join the House’s Progressive Caucus, the Democrats’ most left-leaning faction on Capitol Hill.
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